NC State Draws Two Night Games in Pool Play in ACCT

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Baseball Championship field is set, as NC State will be the three seed and top seed in Pool C along with sixth-seeded Florida State and No. 10 seed Wake Forest. The Wolfpack will take on the Demon Deacons Thursday and the Seminoles Friday, and both games are slated for a 7 p.m. first pitch.

This year’s event will be held in Durham, N.C., at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, home of the Durham Bulls, Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Louisville (43-13, 21-9 ACC) earned the No. 1 overall seed and will head up Pool A. The Cardinals will be joined by eighth-seeded Clemson (33-23, 15-15) and 12th-seeded Boston College (29-26, 12-18). Pool B features No. 2 Georgia Tech (38-16, 19-11), along with No. 7 Duke (30-24, 15-15) and No. 11 Notre Dame (24-28, 13-17).

No. 3 NC State (41-15, 18-12) is joined in Pool C by No. 6 Florida State (35-20, 17-13) and No. 10 Wake Forest (30-25, 14-16), while Pool D features No. 4 Miami (38-17, 18-12), No. 5 North Carolina (38-17, 17-13) and No. 9 Virginia (32-22, 14-16).

Each team in the four pools will play one game against each of the other two opponents in its pool Tuesday through Friday (May 21-24). The four teams with the best records within their respective pools will advance to Saturday’s semifinals, with the winners playing on Sunday in the ACC Championship Game.

Game times Tuesday through Friday are set for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday’ssemifinals are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., while Sunday’s championship will begin at noon.
 
Tickets are available by calling 919.956.Bull (2855), ext.3, or online here. 
                           
Regional Sports Networks from across the conference footprint and across the nation will carry all 14 games on Tuesday through Saturday. Sunday’s noon championship game will televised nationally by ESPN2. All games will also be available via the ACC Network Extra. 
 
The ACC Baseball Championship FanFest will be held Saturday, May 25, from noon to 5 p.m.during the semifinals of the championship. The free event, located on Blackwell Street outside of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and Historic American Tobacco Campus, includes live music, interactive games, student-athlete autographs, and giveaways. For more information, visit: https://www.durhamncsports.com/accfanfest/.

2019 ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
May 21-26 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C.
 
Tuesday, May 21
No. 12 Boston College vs. No. 8 Clemson, 11 a.m. (RSN)
No. 10 Wake Forest vs. No. 6 Florida State, 3 p.m. (RSN)
No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Duke, 7 p.m. (RSN)
 
Wednesday, May 22
No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 12 Boston College, 11 a.m. (RSN)
No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 11 Notre Dame, 3 p.m. (RSN)
No. 9 Virginia vs. No. 5 North Carolina, 7 p.m. (RSN)
 
Thursday, May 23
No. 8 Clemson vs. No. 1 Louisville, 11 a.m. (RSN)
No. 4 Miami vs. No. 9 Virginia, 3 p.m. (RSN)
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 10 Wake Forest, 7 p.m. (RSN)
 
Friday, May 24
No. 7 Duke vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. (RSN)
No. 5 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Miami, 3 p.m.(RSN)
No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 3 NC State, 7 p.m. (RSN)
 
Saturday, May 25
Pool A Winner vs. Pool D Winner, 1 p.m. (RSN)
Pool B Winner vs. Pool C Winner, 5 p.m. (RSN)
 
Sunday, May 26
ACC Championship, Noon (ESPN2)